OUR TEAM

GEORGE FARMER, PHD

George Farmer, PhD, is the chief financial officer at PureTech, where he is responsible for all aspects of PureTech’s finances, including capital markets strategy and execution, strategic and financial planning, and financial reporting. Dr. Farmer joined PureTech from BMO Capital Markets where he completed a 15-year career as a senior biotechnology equity analyst providing in-depth sector research for institutional investor clients. Prior to this role, Dr. Farmer served as chief executive officer of Cortice Biosciences, a privately held biotechnology company focused on the clinical development of therapies for brain malignancies and neurodegenerative diseases. He also served as vice president of corporate development at Synta Pharmaceuticals, a publicly traded company developing cancer therapeutics. Dr. Farmer was a postdoctoral fellow at Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and University of California San Francisco after receiving his PhD in biological sciences from Columbia University and a BA from Dartmouth College.